Azamgarh: There is a craze among many youth to get tattoos done on various parts of the body. In this era of fashion and social media, people like to get different types of tattoos done on different parts of the body. Many people consider these tattoos injurious to health. However, there are many people who say that till now there is no harm of any kind from it. Whatever may be the case, these tattoos made for the sake of fashion are okay only as long as they do not prove fatal for anyone. A case has come to light in which two youths are suffering from a life-threatening disease due to getting a tattoo.
The tattoos made on the body for the sake of fashion have given lifelong pain to the youth. The incident is from Azamgarh. Two youths here got tattoos done on their body in order to look cool and now due to this they have to struggle with a fatal disease. In this, there was negligence on the part of both the tattoo maker and the person getting it done and there was lack of awareness on the part of both. Had he shown a little wisdom, his tattoo would have been done and he would have been saved from falling prey to this terrible disease.
HIV positive due to tattooing
A case has come to light in Azamgarh city area where two friends had gone out to see the Dussehra fair. A person had set up a tattoo shop on the roadside of the fair. People were getting tattoos there. Both these friends also wanted to get tattoos done and both of them took turns getting tattoos of their choice done on their hands. The tattoo made to look cool proved to be very fatal for him. After some time, both the friends were found suffering from a terrible disease like HIV.
Infection detected during stone operation
This disease was revealed when a friend went to see a doctor due to severe stomach pain. The doctor told him that he was suffering from stones and advised him for operation. When the young man agreed for the operation on the doctor’s advice, the doctor got him tested for HIV along with other tests before the operation. During investigation he was found to be HIV infected. The young man was shocked by this report.
After consultation with the doctor, it was revealed that the young man had got a tattoo done at a fair with his friend from where he contracted this disease. The friend was also tested and he was also found HIV positive. At present both the youth are undergoing treatment in Azamgarh District Hospital.
Keep this in mind while getting a tattoo
Talking to Local18 about this, Chief Medical Officer of Azamgarh Ashok Kumar said that at present the fashion of making tattoos on the body is going on everywhere. Some people are making tattoos in this way without knowledge and keeping in mind the safety standards, which is very dangerous. There is a risk of spreading such infectious diseases due to tattooing of many people with the same needle. From time to time, campaigns are run by the Health Department to stop these things. In such a situation, people need to be aware. While getting a tattoo, special care should be taken that old needles are not used. Use new needles so that any kind of infectious diseases can be avoided.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: November 19, 2024, 20:31 IST
